Yibot Kokrobot by Yang Jinyun and Zhao Hongchuan

Yibot Kokrobot by Yang Jinyun and Zhao Hongchuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Húshâldlike Apparaten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverHúshâldlik Apparaat· 2022

Yibot Kokrobot

by Yang Jinyun and Zhao Hongchuan

Client: Botinkit

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Húshâldlik Apparaat Category

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The Design

About Yibot Kokrobot

Yibot is in yntelliginte kokrobot dy't ûntwurpen is foar kommersjele keukens. Yibot kombinearret fjouwer modules: it weagjen fan yngrediïnten, automatysk útdielen, koken en in yntegrearre fentilator. Op syn minst acht floeibere en fiif poederkes krûden kinne automatysk pompt wurde, wat mear as 1000 resepten en wichtige kokstilen lykas roerbakken en smoaren stipet. De brûker kiest in resept op it oanraakskerm, foeget de yngrediïnten ta en drukt op in knop. It haadliif is makke fan boarstele roestfrij stiel, dat maklik skjin te meitsjen en duorsum is. De kompakte foarm makket it mooglik om ferskate ienheden yn ien keuken te pleatsen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Yibot Kokrobot is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Yibot Kokrobot wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Yibot Kokrobot is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This cooking robot includes 4 modules, which are raw materials weighting and automatic dispensing, cooking module and an integrated ventilator. At least 8 liquid and 5 powdered seasonings can be pumped, enabling possible more than 1000 recipes from all over the world that cover all major cooking styles such as stiring, frying and stewing. What is more,given compact design, more than 1 cooking robot can be placed inside a traditional commercial kitchen.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 542.5mm x depth 790.2mm x height 528.1mm
Tags: kitchen, intelligent, precise, food, cooking, professional
Production Technology: The main body is made of stainless steel. Bent and brushed, it is pretty easy to clean while simultaneously increasing robot durability. We used cutting stainless steel for the sides so as to reduce our costs, an anti fingerprint layer was coated on the surface, too. The rotary knob is die cast aluminum alloy, with eight gun ceramic sandblasting and anodizing to increase the touch. The electronic scale module on the screen is made of AG frosted glass, and the metal nameplate is engraved with laser.
Design Challenge: Standardization of Chinese cooking, simplified operation and modularized hardware, all three are combined to make this robot happen, bringing about customers an unprecedently smarter, faster and safer cooking experience.
Research: For making this intelligent cooking robot, we visited 114 different restaurants, investigating how our meals were made. By interviewing chefs and observing the detailed standard operating procedure SOP they followed while cooking, we translated this body language via e-tongue, e-nose and other sensors, successfully establishing a quantitative system to analyze how heating and seasonings affect the food taste, texture and flavor.
Inspiration: We are deeply inspired by the natural sunrise and sunset. Similarly,the opening and closing of this robot exactly indicates our constant need that enjoying the food. This robot is such a rebel for a traditional Chinese kitchen, where cooking is so frustrating and hard for standardization.
Project Duration: The project began in Shenzhen in January 2021 and was completed in Shenzhen in March 2022.
Operation Flow: Once someone would like to use this robot, she can directly choose her favorites from the touchable screen. She would be guided to put all ingredients she wants and simply press button. Surprisingly, no matter how much input ingredients the robot has detected, it automatically decides how much seasonings would be needed and how the heating adjustment should be involved. Upon finished, this robot can rotate itself to output a delicious meal. The integrated ventilator keeps running during the entire operation, she even does not have to worry about cleaning.
Team Members: Yang Jinyun
Zhao Hongchuan
Luo Liling